Hardware Archive

EA: “Drop the Wii’s price to $99, and it will explode”

EA’s CEO thinks a huge price slash may be just what the Wii needs for consumers to regain interest. In addition, he has some thoughts to share on the state of third-party development on the aging platform.

Pachter: “Wii 2 will be as powerful as PS3 at best.” (and here’s why)

Many people think that Nintendo will one-up the current HD consoles in terms of sheer horsepower with the Wii’s successor. Here’s Pachter’s well-backed opinion to the contrary.

Wii 2 will not simply be more powerful

Reggie says they’ll release the next console when they feel they’ve stretched the current Wii to its very limits…and the successor will do much more than just add HD graphics.

Nintendo may consider DVD/Blu-ray playback for Wii 2

A Nintendo customer service representative claims to have submitted a request for DVD playback in the Wii to a “record of feedback.” Might we finally see the feature surface in the Wii’s successor?

Xbox 720, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Wii 2 Unveiled! (Warning: fake!)

Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo have revealed the next generation of game consoles! What do they have in store for us? (warning: fake!)

411Mania: Wii 2 Before Xbox 720 & PlayStation 4

A few people express their thoughts on why they think Nintendo will kick off the next generation of home consoles, to the tune of a speculative 2012 release date.

A Wii Successor Wishlist

Four new features we should expect to see in the Wii’s successor.

Wii 2 to use next-gen PowerPC CPU?

New evidence suggests that the Wii’s successor may utilize the world’s fastest embedded processor, contrary to previous rumours that it would make use of the Cell chip.